| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janne Johannes Saarinen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993-1996 | HJK Helsinki | 45 | (1) |
| 1997-1998 | IFK Göteborg | 3 | (0) |
| 1999-2000 | HJK Helsinki | 37 | (3) |
| 2001-2003 | Rosenborg BK | 41 | (0) |
| 2003-2004 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | (0) |
| 2004-2006 | FC København | 16 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | FC Honka | 38 | (8) |
| 2008-2009 | BK Häcken | 37 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | HJK Helsinki | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000-2008 | Finland | 42 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Janne Johannes Saarinen (born 28 February 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki in Finland.
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Saarinen started his career as a promising attacking midfielder at HJK Helsinki, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1993. In 1997 he moved to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg, but never made a breakthrough partly because of injuries. After two years he returned to HJK, where he was converted to a left back by the then coach Jyrki Heliskoski. He impressed in his new position, earning a move to Norwegian giants Rosenborg in 2001. In 2003 Saarinen moved to 1860 München of the German Bundesliga, but he was not successful there, moving to Danish giants FC København in 2004. Saarinen returned to Finland with home-town club FC Honka for the 2006 season, stating he wants to play in a more attacking role once more. In 2008 Saarinen will represent BK Häcken in Sweden and turned on 11 September 2009 back to HJK Helsinki.[1]
Saarinen made his debut for the Finnish national team on 16 August 2000 against Norway. He has been Finland's first choice left back for the most of 2000s, but is unlikely to do so in the near future if he does not play regularly in that position for his club.
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